BILL NUMBER: AB 134	CHAPTERED  09/01/99

	CHAPTER   277
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 1, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   AUGUST 31, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 19, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 25, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 10, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 29, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 4, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Thomson
   (Coauthor:  Senator Perata)

                        JANUARY 7, 1999

   An act to amend Section 39004 of, to amend, repeal, and add
Section 21450 of, and to add and repeal Sections 21456.2 and 21456.3
of, the Vehicle Code, relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 134, Thomson.  Transportation:  bicycles.
   (1) Existing law requires lights shown by official traffic control
signals to apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians.
   This bill, until January 1, 2005, would apply color-lighted
bicycle symbols, as specified in the bill, shown by official traffic
control signals, to the above provisions.  The bill would authorize
those bicycle signals to be used only at locations that meet
specified standards adopted by the Department of Transportation.  The
bill also, until January 1, 2005, would include operators of
bicycles within the scope of the provisions.  Because this bill would
expand the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (2) Existing law allows cities and counties to adopt ordinances or
resolutions governing the licensing and registration of bicycles.
Existing law sets forth a fee schedule for license and registration
certificates.
   This bill would double the amounts on the fee schedule for license
and registration certificates.
  (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 21450 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   21450.  (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by official traffic
control signals showing different colored lights, color-lighted
arrows, or color-lighted bicycle symbols, successively, one at a
time, or in combination, only the colors green, yellow, and red shall
be used, except for pedestrian control signals, and those lights
shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles, operators of
bicycles, and pedestrians as provided in this chapter.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 1.5.  Section 21450 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   21450.  (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by official traffic
control signals showing different colored lights, or colored lighted
arrows, successively, one at a time, or in combination, only the
colors green, yellow, and red shall be used, except for pedestrian
control signals, and those lights shall indicate and apply to drivers
of vehicles and pedestrians as provided in this chapter.
   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
  SEC. 2.  Section 21456.2 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   21456.2.  (a) Unless otherwise directed by a bicycle signal as
provided in Section 21456.3, an operator of a bicycle shall obey the
provisions of this article applicable to the driver of a vehicle.
   (b) Whenever an official traffic control signal exhibiting
different colored bicycle symbols is shown concurrently with official
traffic control signals exhibiting different colored lights or
arrows, an operator of a bicycle facing those traffic control signals
shall obey the bicycle signals as provided in Section 21456.3.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 3.  Section 21456.3 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   21456.3.  (a) An operator of a bicycle facing a green bicycle
signal shall proceed straight through or turn right or left or make a
U-turn unless a sign prohibits a U-turn.  An operator of a bicycle,
including one turning, shall yield the right-of-way to other traffic
and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent
crosswalk.
   (b) An operator of a bicycle facing a steady yellow bicycle signal
is, by that signal, warned that the related green movement is ending
or that a red indication will be shown immediately thereafter.
   (c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), an operator of a
bicycle facing a steady red bicycle signal shall stop at a marked
limit line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near
side of the intersection, or, if none, then before entering the
intersection, and  shall remain stopped until an indication to
proceed is shown.
   (d) Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, an operator
of a bicycle, after stopping as required by subdivision (c), facing
a steady red bicycle signal, may turn right, or turn left from a
one-way street onto a one-way street.  An operator of a bicycle
making a turn shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
within an adjacent crosswalk and to traffic lawfully using the
intersection.
   (e) A bicycle signal may be used only at those locations that meet
geometric standards or traffic volume standards, or both, as adopted
by the Department of Transportation.
   (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2005, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends that
date.
  SEC. 4.  Section 39004 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   39004.  Each licensing agency, by ordinance or resolution, may
adopt rules and regulations for the collection of license fees.
Revenues from license fees shall be retained by the licensing city or
county and shall be used for the support of such bicycle ordinance
or resolution, and may be used to reimburse retailers for services
rendered.  In addition, fees collected shall be used to improve
bicycle safety programs and establish bicycle facilities, including
bicycle paths and lanes, within the limits of the jurisdiction.
   The fees required to be paid pursuant to this division are as
follows:
   (a) For each new bicycle license and registration certificate, the
sum shall not exceed four dollars ($4) per year or any portion
thereof.
   (b) For each transfer of registration certificate, the sum shall
not exceed  two dollars ($2).
   (c) For each replacement of a bicycle license or registration
certificate, the sum shall not exceed  two dollars ($2).
   (d) For each bicycle license renewal, the sum shall not exceed two
dollars ($2) per year.
  SEC. 5.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the
only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district
will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction,
eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime
or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government
Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
